Dr. Erin Crisp, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center for the University of Tennessee System on NACCTEP Now

In this episode we hear from Dr. Erin Crisp, Executive Director of the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center for the University of Tennessee system.  The recently formed center works with the first apprenticeship program approved by the US Department of Education in response to the teacher shortage in Tennessee.  Dr. Crisp discusses the three key stakeholders the center interacts with across 141 school districts and 9 educator preparation programs in the state's 95 counties.  Building on a history of 65 localized grow your own programs in the state, the center seeks to mitigate and strengthen the partnerships between the EPPs and districts to streamline the pathway for potential teachers to enter the classroom as confident, successful educators. For anyone interested in learning more about the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center for the University of Tennessee System please visit GrowYourOwn.tennessee.edu or contact the center via email at [email protected].  Dr. Erin Crisp can be reached via email at [email protected].